Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Crux's Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Carving
- New Earswick
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Treasurer's House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- The County Court House
- Bronze weights
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Lendal Tower